Chapter 0361

AIDEN

The pathetic sob sounds I made ceased when I felt her fingers move against my hand.

1 quickly cleaned the tears on my face and raised my head. Her eyes were wide open as she stared back

at me.

For a second, I just stared too. Was she really awake or was I seeing what my eyes wanted to see?

She blinked. I smiled. My hand tightened a bit tighter around her hand. It wasn't a delusion. She really was awake.

"Hey," I said, my voice hoarse.

"The pen guy," she said in a raspy voice and a straight face.

My smile widened, "You remember me."

She nodded. "I loved the pen. I still do. It's still at home. It's my favorite pen."

By this time I could feel my eyes starting to water."

"I'm glad." In the absence of nothing to say, I quickly added, "I can get you more if you want. How many do you want? A dozen? Two? A whole pack?"

I ransacked my head as I tried to remember where I had gotten the one I handed her so that I'd get more for her.

She smiled gently. "Even though you're rude, you're kind. But don't worry. I don't want to put you in too much trouble besides I don't think my mom will easily let me off if I cart a pack of pens I collect from a stranger around the house."

A stranger. I swallowed and forged my smile on.

sure your mom wouldn't

the brunt

always impressed whenever she spoke, she knew

"It would be nothing."

it's something. You haven't seen

my heart that my child was

it's for you,

that. Then her eyes roamed my face and she asked, her brows slightly pulled down. "Why are you

face.

your head. Your eyes are a bit swollen and

that Something

she didn't even try to hide that she didn't

How do you fo

all over.

1

my heart hurting

a spot on the wall. "I wonder why he isn't here yet. He hasn't come to see me for a

heart fell an inch

"That's good," I managed.

go but when I glimpsed the oncoming panic in her eyes, I quickly pulled away. She clasped her hands together before

mom's fine. She just stepped out, she'll be

"Okay," she said curtly.

the ceiling. Did I scare her?

turned to me and asked suddenly, her gaze tinged with curiosity. "Do you like randomly coming into

claims I'm the

"Amie! You're awake."

the door to see a nurse come in with a

nurse greeted me

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